The Ulba-FA LLP fuel assembly plant, which produces nuclear fuel for Chinese nuclear power plants, has reached its design capacity of 200 tonnes of low-enriched uranium in the form of fuel assemblies.

The assembly of the reactor has been completed at unit 3 of Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, the fuel to be used in the second unit has also been delivered to the site.

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark the long-delayed start of construction of an outdoor dry storage facility for used nuclear fuel at Taiwan's shut down Kuosheng nuclear power plant.

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The company has signed a contract with Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant to conduct safety analysis for licensing a new nuclear fuel assembly design for Kozloduy unit 6.

Innovative reactor developer Newcleo has submitted its Safety Option File to France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, for its fuel assembly testing facility.

The US Department of Energy has selected six companies which will be able to compete for contracts to supply low-enriched uranium. It follows June's request for proposals to purchase LEU from domestic sources.

Russia's Rosatom is testing VVER nuclear fuel containing the neutron absorber erbium and uranium enriched to about 5%. It says such fuel could significantly increase the economic efficiency of nuclear power plants.

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority subsidiary Nuclear Transport Solutions has been awarded funding by the UK government to spearhead the development of transport capabilities for the UK's future use of high-assay low-enriched uranium.